electristan 34 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Found mine, so good 🙂 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netman 1,424 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Since time of release is really near, I am wondering if @Waxberry has noticed @Hyrum (creator of the Game Gripper) attempting to contact him? I'm sure there are quite a few people who would love a Game Gripper for the Pro1 :). 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SaiKo 14 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) On 10/24/2019 at 8:40 PM, Hyrum said: I had so much fun making game grippers ~10years ago. I'd be open to making some for the pro1. One problem is I live in the USA and this seems to be primarily an EU phone. I'd probably need to track down my old EU partner or even better if fxtec would distribute them. I tried connecting with those guys on LinkedIn about the pro1 but no reply. For a little history, the game gripper came before we had decent Bluetooth game pads. Once they stopped making high end phones with slide out keyboards the game gripper stopped selling and I went back to work.  -Hyrum     On 11/14/2019 at 5:35 PM, netman said: Since time of release is really near, I am wondering if @Waxberry has noticed @Hyrum (creator of the Game Gripper) attempting to contact him? I'm sure there are quite a few people who would love a Game Gripper for the Pro1 :).  count me in if this gets made. Edited November 15, 2019 by SaiKo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mcdinner 375 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 If not too expensive I'd get one too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyahnig 80 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I'd definitely get one too. But I don't really see where you'd put a D-pad since the keyboard isn't ortholinear. It's either gonna be very narrow, very wide or asymmetric which might be a little awkward to use. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 4,851 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Keyahnig said: I'd definitely get one too. But I don't really see where you'd put a D-pad since the keyboard isn't ortholinear. It's either gonna be very narrow, very wide or asymmetric which might be a little awkward to use. Â Well, t does not entirely follow the standard qwerty staggering. The first and third letter rows are aligned, and the second close to a half key displaced, so actually it is almost perfect for a D-dad. Below the subtle displacements it would require to turn it into standard, keeping the lower letter row fixed. But for a D-pad that would be worse.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kin9 12 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 21 hours ago, mcdinner said: If not too expensive I'd get one too. +1😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abielins 239 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I'd pay $30 USD to try out a game gripper for this device. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ken5457 5 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) I'm in the US, but have yet to receive my preciousssssss.....er, my Pro1 yet. :O Also, @ken5457 who....how.....wha????? Edited November 21, 2019 by silversolver Continue thought Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ken5457 5 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 22 hours ago, silversolver said: I'm in the US, but have yet to receive my preciousssssss.....er, my Pro1 yet. :O Also, @ken5457 who....how.....wha????? Max total size 2MB。。。show 3 pics 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 @ken5457Â Is this photo editing or have you really acquired/created these bits of mad genius??! That is super-slick either way! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ken5457 5 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, silversolver said: @ken5457 Is this photo editing or have you really acquired/created these bits of mad genius??! That is super-slick either way! I designed the gamepad panel for fx pro1，currently only photo editing，because I don't have this phone.  Maybe one day I got this phone and I will turn it into reality, just like on other phones，sk17i，BlackBerry keyone，priv，etc.  fx pro1 has great potential to become a game phone.  2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ken5457 5 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, silversolver said: @ken5457 Is this photo editing or have you really acquired/created these bits of mad genius??! That is super-slick either way! There are some other mobile phone keyboards that are changed to gamepads，moto xt894 xt897. Show you some photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvissteinjr 355 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 While that's cool and all, did those ever go anywhere? This thread is about the Game Gripper, a proven concept, people wish to be able to easily buy at some point. Your stuff also looks like it's using parts from console/controllers and is a permanent modification of the keyboard. I assume most people are looking for something to just put on sometimes instead. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 4,851 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, elvissteinjr said: While that's cool and all, did those ever go anywhere? This thread is about the Game Gripper, a proven concept, people wish to be able to easily buy at some point. Your stuff also looks like it's using parts from console/controllers and is a permanent modification of the keyboard. I assume most people are looking for something to just put on sometimes instead. Nah, you just buy ten Pro1s, and modify the nine with various DIY keyboard-replacements. I'm sure F(x)Tec would be very happy if a lot did that.... 😜 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abielins 239 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, EskeRahn said: Nah, you just buy ten Pro1s I would if I could! Fxtec, send me my phone! 😜 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 4 hours ago, abielins said: I would if I could! Fxtec, send me my phone! 😜 You can! They'll just send you one before the others. I'm sure they'd appreciate an order for 9 more. :) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matf-kabouik 405 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Not sure if this was mentioned, but it is now possible to use simultaneous key presses (chording) on the Pro¹ using @netman's custom kernel. It is already included in SFOS, and might be included in future updates for stock Android. Not being able to chord keys was the most important limitation to overcome before a Game gripper could be useful at all. Now I see nothing really hindering the possibility of a Pro¹ Game gripper. WASZ are what I am currently using if I need a D-pad (I don't play on my phone usually, but would still be interested in a game gripper just in case), works great in Supertux 2 for instance, but it does not allow slant directions inputs easily. I believe their alignement on the Pro¹, as shown by @EskeRahn above, make them good candidates for a Game gripper D-pad. On the right hand side of the QWERTY keyboard, <, >, make a perfect grid of 8-key, so I guess that's plenty Up, Shift, Yellow, Left, Down and Right. It could even be extended to 10 keys with M and Ctrl. The leftmost keys would be a bit too far to actually be usable, however, in a 10-key grid organized in just two rows. Edited January 24, 2020 by matf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OVK 5 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Was the requested info ever given to the @Hyrum so that the planning of a GameGripper for Pro1 could proceed? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,432 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) So now key-chording/rollover works in Sailfish, Lineage, and finally stock with yesterdays OTA!  I want my game gripper 😉 Edited March 5, 2020 by Craig 4 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michael.bosscha 142 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I most certainly do! Let's make it so! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,432 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) One thing I've found is my hand does get cramped playing retro console games for sure. Especially when I have to hold in a key pretty much the whole game, like the gas pedal on supertuxkart. I've tried to figure out the most comfortable place to hold but it doesnt seem to matter. Plus, on games with 4 way controls, it isn't comfortable. I typically use QW3A as my left/right/up/down and it just isn't right.   For side scroller games with occasional up/down its okay, but when I regularly have to up-down like 3-d mario it's annoying. I really want gamegripper @Hyrum Edited May 6, 2020 by Craig 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Two years later....BUMP! I guess this didn't happen, but if @Hyrum is still around, there are a lot of people who now own these things, and X variants heading out soon. Show of hands....who's still interested? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netman 1,424 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 On 5/22/2022 at 5:00 AM, silversolver said: Two years later....BUMP! I guess this didn't happen, but if @Hyrum is still around, there are a lot of people who now own these things, and X variants heading out soon. Show of hands....who's still interested? hand! i feel like we'll have more eyes on this once the pro1x's go out 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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